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The Bronx Community Foundation handed out 600 backpacks filled with supplies at two August events, ensuring local students started the school year ready to succeed. Led by Executive Director LaToya Williams-Belfort, who grew up in the Bronx, the foundation has now invested over $15 million in the borough since 2017.
A Long Island man walked into a bank trying to deposit money into a stranger's account after seeing her home burn down on the news. His $3,000 gift helped a Bronx mother of three rebuild her life after losing everything.
FDNY Lieutenant James McConville was finishing his morning jog when he spotted thick black smoke pouring from a neighbor's house and ran inside wearing only a T-shirt and shorts. What happened next shows why heroes don't wait for the right moment.
When Nina Chambers lost everything in a Bronx apartment fire, a stranger hundreds of miles away saw her story on the news and decided to help. Scott Evans gave her $3,000 without asking for anything in return.
A Good Samaritan saw a CBS News story about a Bronx mother who lost everything in an apartment fire. Two months later, he tracked her down and stepped up to help rebuild her family's life.
A waste company in the Bronx ordered three more electric garbage trucks after their first one collected 75 tons of waste weekly with zero downtime. The quiet, emission-free vehicles are helping residents breathe easier and sleep better.
A Bronx earth science teacher who once worked in cosmetics is transforming how students learn by tackling flooding and air quality issues right outside their school doors. Carolina Castro-Skehan just won a national teaching award for her sustainability projects that turn neighborhood challenges into powerful lessons.
City Harvest just put three new electric refrigerated trucks on the road to deliver millions of pounds of rescued food across New York City. The trucks produce zero emissions and will help South Bronx residents breathe easier while fighting food waste.
A rookie NYPD officer saved a choking 2-year-old in the Bronx, marking his second life-saving rescue in less than a month. The bodycam footage captures the heart-stopping moments when every second counted.